Diagnostic Test For Hiv

Hi, i had sex with a prostitute last week and after 2 days i have taken PCR Test the result shows positive, latter again after 5 days i went to a hospital and took HIV 1 and HIV 2 tests here the result shows Non- Reactive, so doctor told that i am...

...diagnostic testing due to the rate of false positives, other technical considerations and cost. The accuracy of any type of HIV test taken at day two is unreliable.HIV-antibody tests (HIV-1 and HIV-2) taken prior to the three-month mark are not...
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...simultaneously detects both antigen and antibodies for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The new test is also the first diagnostic test approved by FDA for use in children as young as 2 years of age, and pregnant women. This single,...
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...questionable reliability are marketed illegally over the Internet and in newspaper and magazine advertisements. Rapid Test Rapid tests for HIV are assays that detect antibodies to HIV within minutes. Many of these tests use easily collected...
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...Genomics and Applied Biosystems Group, said it received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market a gene-based HIV test. The test is designed to detect mutations in HIV that create resistance to certain drug treatments....
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...Nova Scotia-based MedMira Inc., which markets rapid HIV diagnostic tests, announced Tuesday it recently donated 700 units for use in a Kenyan orphanage. The test kits were delivered mid-July to the
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...to possess both sensitivity (to detect infection) and specificity (to detect noninfection). In the United States, screening tests for HIV must be licensed by the FDA, regardless of whether they are used for screening blood, diagnosis, or...
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...Mr. Sowadsky's Response: Hi. Thank you for your question. There can be a wide degree of variance of the accuracy of these diagnostic tests for HIV infection. In labs that have a lot of experience with these tests, they are highly accurate...
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If you had a possible sexual exposure to hiv and expierenced lots of symptoms, rash, mouth ulcer, extreme fatigue, sore throat, would a proviral dna by pcr rule in ir out the cause of the illness, at 30 days taken reguardless if the fatigue is still...
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